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and one of the priests, and one of the nuns saw

above Martin's head as it were a burning globe,

so that the flame drew the hair far up,

and no more men might see this miracle.

XXX. At that same time there was a sick man

called Evantius, very grievously afflicted,

who expected his death rather than his life.

He was a good Christian, and sending then to Martin

besought his visitation; and the bishop went instantly

to the sick man, but he soon perceived

Martin's might before he came to midway,

and was immediately healed through the saint's might,

and went to meet him and received him reverently.

XXXI. After this in the morning, as Martin was setting out,

a certain boy of the noble's household

was bitten by an adder and nearly slain,

so that the poison spread through the whole body,

and it was all swollen up in the likeness of a butt.

Then Evantius, the master, took the boy

and brought him to Martin, greatly trusting

that it would not be impossible for him to heal the boy.

Then the holy man straightway laid his hand on the boy,

and touched all his limbs, and after that placed

his fingers on the wound which the worm had bitten.

Then they all saw that the poison flowed out

of all his limbs through the little wound

as if from a vein with its own blood;

and the boy arose up sound,

and they thereupon greatly extolled Martin.

XXXII. The holy man was once journeying to teach the people

throughout his bishopric, and his companions remained

for some need behind, and he himself rode forward;

then came suddenly toward him a company of the soldiery